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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2009
Jeffrey D. Brown, Warsaw, IN (US);
Adam M. Griner, Columbia City, IN (US);
Robert A. Hodorek, Warsaw, IN (US);
Raymond C. Parisi, Wakarusa, IN (US);
Brian E. Vanskyock, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Justin J. May, Leesburg, IN (US);
James C. Harris, Warsaw, IN (US);
Jeffrey D. Brown, Warsaw, IN (US);
Adam M. Griner, Columbia City, IN (US);
Robert A. Hodorek, Warsaw, IN (US);
Raymond C. Parisi, Wakarusa, IN (US);
Brian E. Vanskyock, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Justin J. May, Leesburg, IN (US);
James C. Harris, Warsaw, IN (US);
Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments of femoral trochlea prostheses useable in a knee joint. The knee joint includes a patella and a distal femur with a femoral trochlea, or patello-femoral groove. In one embodiment, a femoral trochlea prosthesis includes a distal tail. In another embodiment, a femoral trochlea prosthesis includes a wing or extension portion. In yet another embodiment, a set of femoral trochlea prostheses includes a plurality of prostheses having differing thicknesses. In still another embodiment, a femoral trochlea prosthesis includes a porous medium on various portions of the prosthesis.